BATON ROUGE -- State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson said today his office is joining with the federal agents to investigate possible wiretapping violations by New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis. Edmonson said that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents will allow State Police to work with them to determine if there has been a violation.

Edmonson said one trooper who works with the FBI on a joint task force has been assigned to the investigation which got under way Tuesday morning.

"He is already reviewing it," Edmonson said. He did not put a time frame on the probe.

Edmonson said his office is working with the federal authorities but the FBI is looking at possible federal violations and State Police are looking at possible violations of Louisiana wiretapping laws.

"We want to see if there is any validity to the allegations and if it affects any state statutes," Edmonson said.

Loomis and the Saints organization have denied reports by ESPN that the Saints general manger monitored the game day chatter of opposing coaches from his Superdome suite. The incidents allegedly took place between 2002 and 2004.